National Register of Historic Places

McAlmond House

Sequim, Clallam County, Washington
Listed
August 8, 1976
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
76001879

About this property

McAlmond House is a Gothic Revival farmhouse that built in 1862. The house stands on the bluffs of Dungeness near Sequim, Clallam County, Washington. The house is the only remain of the New Dungeness settlement, founded by New England sailors in the 1850s, and was built by ship's carpenters for the Captain Elijah H. McAlmond, which served as Justice of the Peace, first county commissioner, sheriff, Deputy United States Marshall, Probate Judge and, in 1863, as a member of the Territorial Legislature. The home remained in the McAlmond family until the mid-1900s, when the last remaining property was put up for sale. Local legends claim that under Capt. McAlmond's stewardship, the bluffs under the house were used to smuggle Chinese into the United States. The house was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1976.

Location

Sequim, Clallam County, Washington
48.15070, -123.13600

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Nearby Historic Sites

Dungeness School
Industrial
0.7 mi
New Dungeness Light Station
Industrial
2.5 mi
Dungeness River Bridge
Industrial
4.5 mi
Sequim Opera House
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5.1 mi
Aircraft Warning Service Observation Tower
Industrial
6.2 mi

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When was McAlmond House listed on the National Register?

McAlmond House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on August 8, 1976.

What type of historic resource is McAlmond House?

McAlmond House is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for McAlmond House is recorded as the industrial era.

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